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As an undergraduate researcher, Maya Mangala-Munuma '25 found that trees were three times more likely to be damaged in impoverished, racially diverse neighborhoods.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Environment
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Six projects led by Cornell and The Nature Conservancy researchers have been awarded grants from Cornell Atkinson.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
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A new study that tracks how many asthma-related emergency room visits result from pollen in metropolitan areas across Central Texas highlights the importance of knowing local plants and the need for developing science-based pollen forecasts.

  • Plants
  • Health + Nutrition
  • School of Integrative Plant Science